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A great many people think of religion as if it was a game that they had to play with an August Opponent—a game at which both could not win, and yet t… - Jean Ingelow
" "A great many people think of religion as if it was a game that they had to play with an August Opponent—a game at which both could not win, and yet they actually think they can play it unfairly. They want to cheat. But in that grand and awful game, it cannot be said that either wins unless both do.
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About Jean Ingelow
Jean Ingelow (March 17, 1820 – July 20, 1897) was an English poet and novelist.
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Every right and natural responsibility of which you relieve a man, taking it on yourself, makes him less able to bear those responsibilities that nothing can relieve him of. If you could take all his duties from him, as we sometimes do, it would only make it certain that he would not then even do his duty by himself.
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